Tag: vision

Understand First 

So much of effective communication is listening first for understanding.  I find one of the hardest parts of leading meetings or finding common ground with

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The Biggest Pitfall of Success 

What is the biggest pitfall of success? Complacency.  That’s right. It’s not more problems, greater challenges, expanding lifestyles, or the constant worry about sustaining and

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Enough…Again… 

Last year I said, “Maybe I’ll start making this an annual revised post…I think it’s that important!” I still feel that way a year later,

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The 50,000-Foot View 

More people need to zoom out to the 50,000-foot view more frequently.  Too many organizations and leadership teams are still caught in the weeds and

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Enough, Revisited 

Merriam-Webster defines “enough” as “occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations”.1  A few years ago, I wrote

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First “Who” 

In Good to Great, Jim Collins introduces a critical concept to the long-term success of any great institution (including an individual): first “who”, then “what”. 

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